Fernand Hibbert
Fernand Hibbert | |
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 Fernand Hibbert | |
| Born | Miragoâne, Haiti October 3, 1873 |
| Died | 1928 (aged 54–55) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Children | 4, including Lucien Hibbert |
Fernand Hibbert (3 October 1873 – 1928) was a Haitian novelist and is one of the most widely read Haitian authors.[1] He is known for his satiric and humorous novels.
Life
Born in Miragoâne, Hibbert was educated in Paris, France, where he studied law and political science. After returning to Haiti in 1894, he worked as a teacher, politician, and diplomat.[2] He was a member of the Liberal Party.[3] He taught at Lycee Pétion from 1904.[4] He worked as the Haitian minister plenipotentiary in Havana from 1916 to 1920.[4][5]
Writing
Hibbert's writing career began with history essays and with journalism. He co-founded the newspaper Le Soir with Justin Lhérisson, and published works there between 1899 and 1908.[4]
Along with his contemporaries Frédéric Marcelin and Justin Lhérisson, he worked to establish a uniquely Haitian novel.
His 1908 novella Romulus was translated into English in 2013.
Personal life
Hibbert married Marie Pescaye, a French woman he had met in Paris, in 1895.[4] The couple had four children, including Haitian mathematician and statesman Lucien Hibbert.[4][6]
He died in Port-au-Prince in 1928.[7]
Selected works
- Séna (1905)
- Les Thazar (1907)
- Romulus (1908)[3]
- Masques et Visages (1910)
- Manuscrit de mon Ami (1923)
- Simulacres (1923)
- Romulus. Translated into English. Aylmer, QC: Deux Voiliers, 2013. ISBN 978-0988104891
- Pretenders. Les Simulacres translated into English. Aylmer, QC: Deux Voiliers, 2018. ISBN 978-1928049500
References
- ↑ Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 97. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
- ↑ Jr, Everett Jenkins (2015-07-11). Pan-African Chronology II: A Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia, 1865-1915. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4766-0886-0.
- 1 2 Hawkins, Tom (2023). "A Jumble of Names: Fernand Hibbert's Romulus (1908)". Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature (1st ed.). Routledge.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Fernand Hibbert, grande plume haïtienne du début du 20è siècle". www.fondaskreyol.org (in French). 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Smith, Verity (1997-03-26). Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-31424-8.
- ↑ Beaugris, Louis (2023-09-01). "Lucien Hibbert: Mathematician and Statesman". The Mathematical Intelligencer. 45 (3): 242–250. doi:10.1007/s00283-023-10283-5. ISSN 1866-7414.
- ↑ Balderston, Daniel; Gonzalez, Mike (2004-02-12). Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900–2003. Routledge. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-134-39960-4.
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- 19th-century Haitian journalists
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- Haitian expatriates in France
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